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Compwalla
Pastafarian Pea
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I just couldn't face the crazy out there and it's almost never that I have four days off in a row. So I camped out in my sewing room this weekend. I had one order to fill but after that, it was all just for fun stuff I wanted to do!
Christmas apron:
The scraps from that were too cute to toss or stuff in the scrap bag so I googled up a table runner pattern and made this:
And a (very) long while back, a pea asked me to finish up three Quilts for Kids kit quilts that she wasn't able to finish. I got all of them sewn, sandwiched, and quilted this weekend but only had time to get one binding on. The other two will get done this week and in the mail. Better late than never, yes?
Who else did something crafty over the long weekend? Share, share, share! |
Virginia
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. --Susan B. Anthony
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revirdsuba
Wise~old Pea
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WOW, you did great! | |
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SuzastampinCTMH
PeaFixture
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Love our projects! Very pretty! |
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BethAnneM
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I love seeing your stuff. Thanks for sharing.  |
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Mimima
Stay Gold, Ponyboy
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You did great indeed!
I did a couple of small projects - I made a microwavable heating pad filled with rice. I also sewed some fabric behind a rip in a pair of jeans, and put the same fabric on the cuffs.
Nothing as fabulous as what you did, though |
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kellybelly77
StuckOnPeas
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I made a cloth diaper for my nephew and almost finished matching outfits for my kiddo's for family pics! I just have to hem! I haven't taken pictures yet though. I did venture out of the sewing room to go to JoAnn's for a little BF shopping. I got a bunch of flannel, knits and cord! |
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pennyring
Thrift Ninja
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Beautiful! You do such lovely work!
I hung out with MIL and did some jewelry making. She runs a successful jewelry business, so I love to ask her questions and have her show me the "right" way to make things so they last.
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jennifercw
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 5:01:36 PM
Love the Christmas apron!!
I shared photos the other day of my recent crafty projects. I wove a whole bunch of baskets over the past year to sell at an arts festival earlier this month. And last weekend I sewed a library toe (ETA: Ugh - obviously this is supposed to say tote. It's hard to type correctly from my phone!) bag for my niece and a purse for my sister out of red snowflake fabric. Love working on fun projects! |
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No1UKnow
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Those are wonderful! I won't get to do anything crafty for another six months. I can't wait.
BTW, did you change your avatar? It's smokin'!
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Fireflyy
StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 5:12:21 PM
Love the apron! You do beautiful work. | |
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Compwalla
Pastafarian Pea
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March 2001
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Loc: Vacaville, CA
| Posted: 11/26/2012 7:38:52 PM
I shared photos the other day of my recent crafty projects. I wove a whole bunch of baskets over the past year to sell at an arts festival earlier this month. And last weekend I sewed a library toe bag for my niece and a purse for my sister out of red snowflake fabric. Love working on fun projects!
I hunted down your thread. Oh my goodness. The baskets are BEAUTIFUL! I am not shocked they sold so well. Tote bags are very cute. The ladies in your life are lucky to have you sewing for them.  |
Virginia
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. --Susan B. Anthony
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molove
Gabby Pea
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 8:02:02 PM
You are SUPER-talented! | |
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Jamieson B.
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Lovely work, and sewing was the perfect antidote for black Friday shopping urges! I love the combination of patterns you chose. |
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AKathy
Peaing From Podunk
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 8:06:46 PM
Wow! Nice job! |
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Maite
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 8:08:57 PM
We painted our dining room, and I made a tied fleece quilt for ds. I haven't taken a picture, because it has slipped my mind. It's kind of cute. |
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barboo
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 9:06:40 PM
Nice work! Making a Christmas table runner is on my "to do" list. Would you be willing to share the site where you found the pattern?
Thanks!
Barb | |
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gryroagain
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Wow, I love the apron! Great job!
I am sewing a leotard for a friend and worked some on that, the sewing is the easy part though, it's the painting that will take forever, and it's ugly, IMO, so that doesn't help my muse, lol. She wants these flowers, and I think flowers are sooo overdone, but it's not for me, of course, so I need to just stop being a pill and get it done! | |
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allison1954
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 9:39:36 PM
Thanks, Virginia.
I was the pea who sent the fabric to you to quilt. Great job! | |
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hergie
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 9:42:16 PM
I crocheted a scarf for my secret sister at church. I also started a vest that I think is really cute, but I can't describe it because it sounds dumb. lol | |
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BoSoxBeth
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Compwalla
Pastafarian Pea
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March 2001
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Loc: Vacaville, CA
| Posted: 11/26/2012 9:52:02 PM
Thanks, y'all! I have not been in my sewing room like that for months. It felt so nice to put Pandora on and get back in the groove.
Nice work! Making a Christmas table runner is on my "to do" list. Would you be willing to share the site where you found the pattern?
Sure thing. The tutorial is Valentine's but it would work with anything at all:
A quilting life: modern table runner
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Virginia
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. --Susan B. Anthony
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barboo
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 10:21:19 PM
Thanks--I bookmarked the page! Maybe I can sew this weekend..... | |
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SweetieBugs
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 10:23:34 PM
Compwalla, I love all your items. I was wondering how you do your straight line quilting? Do you use painters tape, marker, chalk or something else to mark the lines to follow with your needle? I am planning to quilt a quilt in this exact cross hatch manner and was wondering what the best way to mark the lines will be. | |
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glorib
PeaFixture
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 10:26:57 PM
That apron is too cute! I sewed all weekend, too! I made three spirit shirts for co-workers (hand-appliqued letters.) I also make a skirt and top for DD for our Disney cruise and a patchwork skirt also for the cruise. |
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jennifercw
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| Posted: 11/26/2012 11:42:53 PM
I hunted down your thread. Oh my goodness. The baskets are BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks very much Virginia! |
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GoBucks319
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 12:05:42 AM
LOVE LOVE LOVE the runner!!! If I send you some fabric, want to make one for me? 
Do you sell your stuff? |
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look4angel
StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 12:29:42 AM
You do amazing work! Did you hand quilt everything? My mom used to do beautiful hand quilting, and I have a friend who makes my stitches look like crap.
I am making quilts for Christmas. I have a TON of fabric hoarded up, so it was an easy choice for me. I'll just have to buy some binding and the batting. Do you have a pinboard for your work? I'd love to see more of it!
P.S. You so spoiled it for me as I thought had done something great by hemming my grand son's pants today! LOL |
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Compwalla
Pastafarian Pea
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March 2001
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Loc: Vacaville, CA
| Posted: 11/27/2012 1:01:51 AM
. I was wondering how you do your straight line quilting? Do you use painters tape, marker, chalk or something else to mark the lines to follow with your needle?
I use a washable pencil or a white chalk pencil (depending on if the fabric is dark or light) and a 24" acrylic ruler to mark the lines with. The patchwork pattern on the quilts for kids quilts makes it easy to keep everything straight because I just have to hit the corners of the blocks to keep it all lined up. I just go corner to corner along the ruler. If I didn't have the patchwork on my side I'd just pick a good interval like three or four inches and move the ruler over as I went.
And I don't hand quilt anything for the person who asked. I don't even tack bindings by hand. I use the machine for everything. I am far too lazy to do hand quilting!  |
Virginia
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. --Susan B. Anthony
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mel660
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 6:19:34 AM
I made a bunch of things for my etsy shop. Tea wallets, crayon wallets, pillowcases. Some other stuff.
I sold my table runner using Joy fabric. If it didn't sell I was going to use it on my kitchen table. I guess I'll be making another one this week. They are fun to make.
I am discovering that I really like making different types of wallets.
I love your apron. Great work.
Melinda
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LolaLayout
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You did beautiful work! |
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deshacrafts
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 6:54:49 AM
Beautiful work Virginia! I would love a weekend of sewing, but it never works out for me. |
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Deanne525
BucketHead
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 6:57:14 AM
wow!! you do fantastic work! love that table runner! | |
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TinCin
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 9:50:22 AM
I spent some time tearing seams out of some adult pjs so I could use the fabric to make pjs for my friend's 2 grandchildren. She always has matching pjs for her family but with 2 kids under 2 it is difficult to find them for the kids and the adults. So she bought an extra adult pair and asked me to make them for her. I have them all cut out and have started putting them together. |
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Georgiapea
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 10:53:33 AM
Wow, you are SOOOOOOOO talented. I haven't sewn in years and even though I bought a machine last year it's still in the box! You created some beautiful things, congratulations. | |
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agengr2004
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 11:10:37 AM
Beautiful! I've been sewing some new knitting bags and giving my sewing machine a workout it hasn't seen in years! |
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purpledaisy
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| Posted: 11/27/2012 11:32:43 AM
All of your projects look great! |
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